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American Academy of Arts and Sciences Welcomes Six Psychological Scientists
Congratulations to six APS Fellows recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, and civic, corporate, and philanthropic leaders make up this year’s
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Nourishment for impoverished thinking
Poverty is emotionally crushing, and stigma only adds to that burden. The poor are often disparaged as lazy and incompetent—unable or unwilling to improve their own lot. Why don’t they go to school, eat more
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FDA backs low-nicotine cigarette research as it weighs new regulatory power
The Washington Post: Beverly Anusionwu, a smoker for three decades who favors Maverick menthols, was enticed to the small lab inside the University of Pittsburgh’s psychology department by an ad promising free cigarettes and a
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Aging photographs and cognitive quilts
I am a Baby Boomer and a child of the ‘60s, and for both those reasons I am keenly aware of my memory, and its failings. I’m not alone in this. For a growing number
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Photographs and the Misinformation Effect: A Boundary Condition of Truthiness
Photographs have been shown to increase “truthiness” across several domains. This study explores the presentation of nonprobative photographs in a misinformation study. A robust replication of the misinformation effect was observed, but photographs did not
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Cognitive Reappraisal of Emotion: A Meta-analysis of Human Neuroimaging Studies
Jason T. Buhle and Jennifer A. Silvers from Columbia University present their research on “Cognitive reappraisal of emotion: A meta-analysis of human neuroimaging studies,” at the 25th APS Annual Convention in Washington, DC. In recent